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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:Royal_Air_Force_station
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gptkbp:closed
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1996
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gptkbp:conversionYear
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2005
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gptkbp:convertedTo
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gptkb:Doncaster_Sheffield_Airport
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:elevation
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17 metres
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gptkbp:garrison
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gptkb:Bomber_Command
gptkb:Transport_Command
gptkb:Strike_Command
Training Command
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gptkbp:ICAO_code
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gptkb:EGCI
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Finningley,_South_Yorkshire,_England
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gptkbp:nearestCity
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gptkb:Doncaster
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gptkbp:notableAircraft
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gptkb:Bristol_Blenheim
gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:Short_Stirling
gptkb:Vickers_Varsity
gptkb:English_Electric_Canberra
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gptkbp:notableCommander
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gptkb:Sir_Michael_Beetham
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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gptkb:Annual_Battle_of_Britain_Airshow
gptkb:Vulcan_Display_Flight
used as filming location for 'The Dam Busters' (film)
used as filming location for 'The Last Flight of the Vulcan Bomber' (documentary)
used as filming location for 'Memphis Belle' (film)
last RAF Battle of Britain Airshow (1992)
used as filming location for 'Piece of Cake' (TV series)
used as filming location for 'Vulcan: To the Sky' (documentary)
used as filming location for 'A Piece of Cake' (TV series)
used as filming location for 'Dambusters March' (film)
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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longest runway in Northern England (at time of closure)
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gptkbp:notableUnit
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gptkb:No._3_Group_RAF
gptkb:No._18_Group_RAF
gptkb:No._25_Operational_Training_Unit
gptkb:No._1_Group_RAF
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gptkbp:opened
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1915
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gptkbp:operatedBy
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gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
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gptkbp:osGridReference
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SK660970
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gptkbp:region
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gptkb:Yorkshire
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gptkbp:runwayLength
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2891 metres
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gptkbp:usedDuring
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gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:usedFor
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gptkb:aircraft
training
bomber operations
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:No._6_Flying_Training_School
gptkb:RAF_Search_and_Rescue_Force
gptkb:617_Squadron_(RAF)
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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RAF Finningley
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